Falling for you || Percy jackson

Piper

"Where is Perseus then?" asked Hera curiously.

Heads went back and forth like a tennis match between the Gods.

"He is... doing me a favour." Hades replied slowly.

Piper furrowed her brow. Percy and Hades were... working together?

"What kind of favour?" Poseidon looked like he was about to flood the whole area.

"Nothing he hasn't done before."

"Hades, if my son is in danger-"

"Of course he's in danger." Hades cut him off. "Frankly it would be him if he wasn't, but- but!" Hades raised his voice as Poseidon rose out of his seat. "But, he accepted it. He knew what he had to do. It was the price to pay."

"What price?" Poseidon snapped, before he froze. "He didn't-''

Hades nodded, and clicked his fingers.

Piper grabbed Jason's wrist as Thanatos appeared. Her boyfriend met her wide eyes with an electric stare. This meant- did this mean-? Was she-?

Hades turned to the rest of them. Piper felt adrenaline flood through her veins.

"One of you needs to go get her body." he added.

There were gasps from those who hadn't worked it out yet, but her and Jason were out of their chairs before he could even finish speaking, knocking over their chairs in their haste. Without even thinking, they were tearing across the grass together towards the Argo II.

Jason was much faster than she was, and half flying, and was through the door of the room before she even reached the ship. Jumping the rail around the top, Piper scrambled after him.

Inside, she skirted around the destruction of Percy's anger, and headed for the table. Like Jason had appeared to do, she faltered slightly at the sight of her dead friend. Neither of them wanted to touch her cold grey skin.

"We should- we should wrap her up." Piper said, catching sight of a long blanket rolled up in the corner. "The others shouldn't have to see her like this."

The white sheet they had used had been torn in the chaos, and didn't wrap around her fully.

Jason nodded. "Good idea." he said, "I can lift if you slide."

"Got it." she replied.

A flawless team, Jason gently lifted Annabeth's body into the air with a controlled wind, while Piper slid the soft blanket under. With one last glance at her limp body, they closed the two ends of the blankets together and tucked them in. Her trainers stuck out the end, making Piper look away.

"Okay," Jason said, and lifted the blanket wrap into his arms.

They locked eyes. Piper let herself smile, dared to have hope, and she saw the same excitement shining back at her.

"Let's go get our friend back," she said.

She held open the door and dropped the walkway for him to walk down. He didn't seem comfortable flying with such a precious bundle, and Piper didn't think Annabeth would appreciate it if she woke up with a broken leg.

And there it was. She almost stopped in her tracks. This was it. Annabeth coming back from the dead. Would it truly happen? Was she dreaming? It seemed too good to be true, no one got a chance like this, no matter who they were or what they did. What had Percy given up to make this happen?

They reached the group, and her nerves were officially through the roof. Thanatos gestured towards the middle of their circle, and she watched shakily as Jason set her body down, wincing as he had to remove the blanket. He came back to stand by her, and they both gripped hands tightly.